The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
The English Champion

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The London correspondent OF the
New York Sun says that should
sculptor desire to carve out an exag-
Grated idea OF Hercules he would want
no better model to copy from than
Jem Smiths neck. tits short, square
ly shaped, and OF precisely the same
order as his entire face--a dark ma
hogany red, Frightening in tone a lit
tie when his thin-cut, rather small
mouth breake into q laugh or when
he losses off glass OF champagne.
His face is big and nearly square
as it is possible for mans visage to
be, the jaws running straight back
from the chin with no upper tenden-
cy. His eyes are brown and set deep,
entirely out of the way OF trouble.
His forehead is, perhaps, little over
an inch in height, and is surmounted
ay profusion OF short reddish yell
low curls.
A deep cut under the right eyebrow
is his most striking mark, but little
gouges which appear to have been the
result OF contact with unfriendly nails
or teeth are scattered thickly over
his face. Though they are scarcely
perceptible by reason OF it's uniform
redness, they tell the story ofhis early
career when his bulldog tenacity was
developing free from any scientific
restraint.
Smith is palpably delighted at the
prospect OF the coming fight. He has
had much experience with his bare
knuokles, which believe Kilrain has
not. On his right hand he wears q
big ring with common white stone.
| am afraid that he will exchange
that common white stone for dia'
mond next January, unless Kilrain
shows himself to be a very good man,
modern hercules.
Jem Smith is childishly fond OF his
great strength, and possesses a delight
full degree OF confidence in his ability
to take care OF himself, says cable
correspondent. He remarked as he
patted the corded muscles tender.
iy and approvingly: "That's what
does the pinchin' and gets 'em ready
for this one" and he rolled up his
right sleeve, displaying collection OF
bone, sinew, and muscle that was alb
solutely appalling, and looked entire.
ly abnormal. 1t could be compared
only TO a well-developed ham at the
thickest part, and differed from that
product in appearance only because
knots and ridges as big as mans fist
were formed under the skin as il large
sised snakes had crawled in there to
live. That's my pet" said Smith.
~ uses it to put 'em to sleep when
the others done punchin' lis belly"
My advice to Americans is to let
words, and not money, express their
patriotism over this fight. Only one
man, our real champion, the only
John l. Sullivan, was built with the
idea OF whipping this man Smith; and
Sullivan himself would need be in fair
ly good form to assume the task. l
saw this same Smith box Mitchell and
Toff Wall, and both were as babies in
his hands. When he fought Green
field was badly beaten in the second
round.
Jem Smith is OF short stature and
does not possess the Grecian model
that has made Sullivan the Joy OF
artists as well as the pride OF prize
fighters, but he has the most perfect
specimen OF fighting body ! have
seen. He is perfect human bulldog.
HIS legs are short and so muscular as
to present the appearance OF being de-
formed. His waist is small, and his
chest is frightfully deep and measures
"A inches. He is feet 8 3-4 inches in
hight, and will fight at 176 pounds,
but they will be pounds OF solid bone
and muscle. His hands are large,
even tremendous. and need every bit
OF his thick wrists to carry them.
They are shaped for all the world like
Sullivan's, with the same spreading
out in half circle beyond the fingers
and with punches OF muscle where the
thumbs JOIN the hand, which are edify-
ing to look upon.